Amazon.com review summary for Sharp VL-SD20

alaTest has collected and analyzed 55 user reviews of Sharp VL-SD20 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.9/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.com.

Sharp VL-SD20U

Sharp VL-SD20U Review

The Body of the Camera seems to be very sturdy and well put together. I especially like the positioning of the buttons on the hand grip portion, they fit my hand perfectly. I was a little less impressed with the buttons on the LCD Screen side of the...

Breaks Easily

Bought this camcorder in February 2000, at the time it was the second most expensive camera in the store at $799 and one of the few mini DV camcorders yet available. That was four years ago and I bought it because I was told that mini DV is the wave of...

Extremely easy to use! Anyone can use it with ease. Very light.

Screen scratches easily. No steady shot. No mount for a video camera light.

Sharp VL-SD20U everyone should own at least one.

All I can say about this Sharp little Digital Camcorder is Buy one! Just don't be sold on all the hype of the super small, JVC and Sony models, I have a JVC GR-DVM90, and a SONY DCR-IP7BT. In my opinion the video quality is relatively the same as the...

Not that much of a bargain.

I bought this camera a little over two years ago and was sucked into the fact that it was one of the least expensive digital camcorders on the market. I paid $700 paid at the time when most cameras were well over $1000.

Compact, inexpensive, excellent visibility for the LCD screen

Thin on features, stills recorded to the tape, heads dirty quickly, broke after 2 years.

Does not last

I bought this camera after seeing the reviews on amazon.com, in particular that it was durable. I enjoyed doing videos with it. I used it to make many videos,editing them with different kind of software in my computer.

Nice size, but one important drawback

After spending a long time trying to decide on a new video camera, I bought the new Sharp SD20U thinking that it was perfect for my needs--under $1000, small size, good LCD. The controls are easy to use. It's lightweight, and the video quality seemed...